Otto Township, Kankakee County, Illinois Explained

Official Name:Otto Township
Settlement Type:Township
Image Map1:Map of Illinois highlighting Kankakee County.svg
Mapsize1:150px
Map Caption1:Kankakee County's location in Illinois
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Illinois
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Kankakee
Leader Title:Supervisor
Leader Name:Ronald W. Thompsen
Established Title:Established
Established Date:December 11, 1855
Area Total Sq Mi:48.53
Area Land Sq Mi:48.21
Area Water Sq Mi:0.32
Area Water Percent:0.66
Population As Of:2010
Population Density Sq Mi:53.6
Elevation M:194
Elevation Ft:636
Coordinates:41.0392°N -87.9156°W
Timezone:CST
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Postal Code:60901, 60922, 60941
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:17-091-57017
Pop Est As Of:2016
Pop Est Footnotes:[1]
Population Est:2505
Unit Pref:Imperial

Otto Township is one of seventeen townships in Kankakee County, Illinois, United States., its population was 2,582 and it contained 937 housing units.[2] It was formed from portions of Aroma and Limestone townships on December 11, 1855 as Carthage Township; its name was changed to Otto Township on March 11, 1857.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.34%) is land and (or 0.66%) is water.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Unincorporated towns

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Barnett and Saint James.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

Government

The township is governed by an elected Town Board of a Supervisor and four Trustees. The Township also has an elected Assessor, Clerk, Highway Commissioner and Supervisor. The Township Office is located at 809 East 4000 South Road, Kankakee, IL 60901. The township assessor is Bill Surprenant and his daughter Phil is the assistant assessor for Otto Township. The township clerk is Mauricio Rua.

Political districts

School districts

References

  1. Web site: Population and Housing Unit Estimates. June 9, 2017.
  2. Web site: Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1 . https://archive.today/20200212201352/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US17091 . dead . 2020-02-12 . United States Census . 2013-05-28.

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